Crime & Safety

26-Year-Old Found Dead On Williamsburg Balcony, Police Say

Charles Caporale's body was found over the weekend on a balcony in his apartment building on Maujer Street, police said.

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NYPD. (David Allen/Patch)

WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — Police are investigating the death of a man whose body they found in a Maujer Street apartment building over the weekend.

Officers were called to 40 Maujer Street just before 2 p.m. on Saturday and found 26-year-old Charles Caporale unconscious on the balcony. Caporale, who lived in the building, was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency medical personnel.

His body had no obvious signs of trauma, police said. The Medical Examiner's Office will determine the cause of death and the investigation is ongoing, police said.

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